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Forum: General Community Talk 11-09-2015, 19:50

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve I managed to get a photo of the train on the curve today.

Forum: General Community Talk 16-05-2015, 10:14

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve One of the highlights of the journey to Manchester from Accrington is the journey through the Summit tunnel. It was the longest in the world when it was opened in about 1841. There was a massive...

Forum: General Community Talk 19-03-2015, 16:20

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve I think the timetable gave it 63 minutes. It took us 35 minutes from Machester Victoria to Todmorden a few weeks ago. Me and my brother caught the train to Rochdale them tram to Victoria then train...

Forum: General Community Talk 18-03-2015, 13:55

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve Long before the fire, in the days of steam and when the tracks were very busy it was compulsory to walk through the tunnel before you could join the "Big boys gang". There are plenty of little...

Forum: General Community Talk 18-03-2015, 12:24

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve Between Todmoden and Littleborough there is the Summit tunnel two and a half miles long. It is not true however that passengers are likely to have the breath sucked from their lungs as the train...

Forum: General Community Talk 04-02-2015, 19:22

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve Last time I spoke to anyone connected with the job I was told they hadn't started training drivers to go round the curve (or bend) and no rolling stock was available. Wait until the spring/summer...

Forum: General Community Talk 21-08-2014, 14:53

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve There is a short piece of track which will have trains using it in both directions, at different times, and that is what the new signalling is to control. Trains coming towards Todmorden from...

Forum: General Community Talk 20-08-2014, 16:45

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve The misshapen tunnel was caused by some dodgy un-official miners digging for coal long ago and the earth slipped into the excavations and slowly the tunnel keeled over towards the Burnley road. I was...

Forum: General Community Talk 28-03-2014, 22:31

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve All the work on the tunnel and the Tod curve is now completed and trains are once again running normally. I don't know if the journey is any quicker now that trains can go faster through the tunnel...

Forum: General Community Talk 05-03-2014, 19:24

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve I had a trip to my sisters today, her house overlooks Todmorden and the Tod curve. There was a lot of activity there and we managed to get a talk with the main engineer. He assured us that the line...

Forum: General Community Talk 02-02-2014, 18:53

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve I had a quick look at the bit of Todmorden curve you can see from the footbridge. No.1 The left fork goes to Hebden Bridge and the right will eventually go into Todmorden station and onwards to...

Forum: General Community Talk 06-01-2014, 13:00

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve Did the Citizen mention when the Holme tunnel will be reopened? The last I heard was the realigning and strengthening of the tunnel would take until mid March, the job included new rails and...

Forum: General Community Talk 23-10-2013, 17:13

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve I was on Todmorden station recently and there looks to be a new platform being constructed terminating in the station. The work on the curve is going well and I have vivid memories of hanging around...

Forum: General Community Talk 23-03-2012, 09:11

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve The curve made up one side of a triangle, one side ran from Todmorden station to Burnley and onwards to Accrington, another side ran from Todmorden station to Hebden Bridge and beyond, that is still...

Forum: General Community Talk 23-03-2012, 07:52

Replies: 82 Todmorden Curve Views: 6,613 Posted By Gremlin Re: Todmorden Curve Last week I noticed workmen clearing the old track bed and there was plenty of activity with machinery. It looks like work has already started.

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